SB 214 — Remove firearm mufflers, suppressors as dangerous ordnance

As ReportedPassed by the Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee 136th General Assembly Regular Session S.

214 2025-2026 Senator Koehler Cosponsor:Cosponsors:

SenatorSenators JohnsonJohnson, Brenner, Chavez, Cirino, Cutrona, Gavarone, Lang, Manning, O'Brien, Reynolds, Roegner, Romanchuk, Schaffer, Timken, Wilkin, Wilson To amend sections 1533.04, 2923.11, and 2923.17 of 1 the Revised Code to remove firearm mufflers and 2 suppressors from the classification of dangerous 3 ordnance.

15 (B) As used in this section, "suppressor" means any device 16 used for diminishing the sound of any shot, bullet, or 17 projectile that is discharged from a gun that is authorized to 18 beS. used for hunting by section 1533.16 of the Revised Code.

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45 (E) "Automatic firearm" means any firearm designed or 46 specially adapted to fire a succession of cartridges with a 47 S.

214 Page 3 As ReportedPassed by the Senate Armedspecially Services,adapted Veteransto Affairsfire anda Publicsuccession Safetyof Committeecartridges with a 47 single function of the trigger.

75 (I) "Incendiary device" means any firebomb, and any device 76 S.

214 Page 4 As ReportedPassed by the Senate Armed(I) Services,"Incendiary Veteransdevice" Affairsmeans any firebomb, and Publicany Safetydevice Committee76 designed or specially adapted to cause physical harm to persons 77 or property by means of fire, and consisting of an incendiary 78 substance or agency and a means to ignite it.

101 (6) Any combination of parts that is intended by the owner 102 for use in converting any firearm or other device into a 103 dangerousS. ordnance.

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214 Page 5 As ReportedPassed by the Senate Armeddangerous Services,ordnance. Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee (L) "Dangerous ordnance" does not include any of the 105 following:

104 (L) "Dangerous ordnance" does not include any of the 105 following:

130 (6) Any device that is expressly excepted from the 131 definition of a destructive device pursuant to the "Gun Control 132 ActS. of 1968," 82 Stat.

1213, 18 U.S.C.

921(a)(4), as amended, 133 S.

214 Page 6 As ReportedPassed by the Senate ArmedAct Services,of Veterans1968," Affairs82 andStat. Public Safety Committee and regulations issued under that act;

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921(a)(4), as amended, 133 and regulations issued under that act;

161 (N)(1) "Concealed handgun license" or "license to carry a 162 concealed handgun" means, subject to division (N)(2) of this 163 S.

214 Page 7 As ReportedPassed by the Senate Armedconcealed Services,handgun" Veteransmeans, Affairssubject andto Publicdivision Safety(N)(2) Committeeof this 163 section, a license or temporary emergency license to carry a 164 concealed handgun issued under section 2923.125 or 2923.1213 of 165 the Revised Code or a license to carry a concealed handgun 166 issued by another state with which the attorney general has 167 entered into a reciprocity agreement under section 109.69 of the 168 Revised Code.

186 (O) "Valid concealed handgun license" or "valid license to 187 carry a concealed handgun" means a concealed handgun license 188 that is currently valid, that is not under a suspension under 189 division (A)(1) of section 2923.128 of the Revised Code, under 190 section 2923.1213 of the Revised Code, or under a suspension 191 provision of the state other than this state in which the 192 license was issued, and that has not been revoked under division 193 (B)(1) of section 2923.128 of the Revised Code, under section 194 S.

214 Page 8 As ReportedPassed by the Senate Armed(B)(1) Services,of Veteranssection Affairs2923.128 andof Publicthe SafetyRevised CommitteeCode, under section 194 2923.1213 of the Revised Code, or under a revocation provision 195 of the state other than this state in which the license was 196 issued.

220 (1) Officers, agents, or employees of this or any other 221 state or the United States, members of the armed forces of the 222 S.

214 Page 9 As ReportedPassed by the Senate Armedstate Services,or Veteransthe AffairsUnited andStates, Publicmembers Safetyof Committeethe armed forces of the 222 United States or the organized militia of this or any other 223 state, and law enforcement officers, to the extent that any such 224 person is authorized to acquire, have, carry, or use dangerous 225 ordnance and is acting within the scope of the person's duties;

214 Page 10 As ReportedPassed by the Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee (6) Carriers, warehouses, and others engaged in the 252 business of transporting or storing goods for hire, with respect 253 to dangerous ordnance lawfully transported or stored in the 254 usual course of their business and in compliance with the laws 255 of this state and applicable federal law;